What is UAN

UAN (Universal Account Number) is related to Employee Provident Fund . It allows the employee to link multiple PF accounts to a common account. If you switch jobs,the new EPF account is tagged to the UAN. This gives them control of your PF account in matters related to balance transfers, online passbook download,credit alerts and to update your profile.

To Register and Activate UAN :

Your employer would already registered your UAN with EPFO (Employee Provident Fund Organization). All you have to do is to activate UAN.